This is the culmination of a year in which four of her pieces were acquired for museums. They included three other Soma Light Sculptures: Wild (2009) to the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York's Collection of Contemporary Art...

Better still, do watch this video. Ayala explains what she is doing, and how. You get to see the Joy of Transition before the polymer skin is applied. I'd like to see this version too (and she herself is wistful about its being obscured. What do you think?

Why does her work matter specifically to Fine Lighting News readers?

Because it reminds us of the many great artists and architects who have designed lights and that by buying a light (in this case) from Aqua Creations, you are acquiring a work by an artist who is also represented in the permanent collections of the world's greatest museums.